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Eugene Church · 09-22-2009, 06:09 PM

The Islandian Times

Wednesday, June 26, 2005

TU Wins Again, Tops RU 2-1 In IPA All-Star Game V
The Tycobbian Union continues to rule the roost in IPA All-Star competition. For the fourth time in five years the TU triumphed over the Ruthlandian Union. This year Tycobbia took a tight 2-1 squeaker at Red Bluff Park. Denton City CF Paul Coniglio's solo blast in the seventh inning decided the game. It came off Ray Watson of the Belair Beach Sunbirds.

TU squandered three hits by White River CF Hal Hoover, Hartsdale 1B Mac Faulkner and High Mesa LF Adam Zitek in the opening inning when Hoover was thrown out at home by Taranto RF Tony Blaser trying to score from second. Tycobbia took the early 1-0 lead in the last of the third when Bayview 2B Alan Hansen got aboard on a two-base error by Taranto LF Dominic Zuccaro, who dropped a liner. Hansen then scored on Hoover's line single to right off Sligo's Dix Edenborough. Marston 3B Jimmy Holman evened the score at 1-1 with a bases-empty homer in the top of the seventh off of Bay St. Clair's Denny Coulon.

Coniglio was voted the game's Most Valuable Player for his game-winning roundtripper. Watson suffered the loss. Coulon got credit for the victory despite allowing Holman's homer. Tycobbia outhit Ruthlandia 10-4. Hoover was the top batter with 2-for-2.

Winning manager Mack Connery of the IPA champion Red Bluff Red Sox got great pitching from his All-Star staff. Cody Burg of Cape Coral started and struck out the side in the top of the first. He tossed two scoreless innings and retired all six batters he faced. Ginza's Alec Sasek, Mahaska's Boomerang Hines, Arroyo Grande's Miguel Aguilera and Red Bluff's Leonard Urban shut out the RU Stars for the next four frames. After Coulon gave up a run in the seventh, Colchester's Jimmy Simmons and Bay St. Clair's Norm Gross also shut them out and finished them off.

Ruthlandia's skipper Gibby Bobkins from Sugar Valley got shaky performances from most of his pitchers. Only Greg Neal of Sugar Valley and Kent Wells of Belle Plaine held Tycobbia hitless and runless in their inning of work. Eight TU hurlers fanned 10 and walked three in the win, while seven RU pitchers walked one and whiffed just three in the game.

The Tycobbian Union has won four of the five All-Star Games, winning 6-0 in 2001, 2-0 in 2003 and 4-3 in 2004. Ruthlandia got its only victory in game two 5-4 in 2002.

09-22-2009, 06:09 PM	#1220
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,702 Blog Entries: 1	The Islandian Times Wednesday, June 26, 2005 TU Wins Again, Tops RU 2-1 In IPA All-Star Game V The Tycobbian Union continues to rule the roost in IPA All-Star competition. For the fourth time in five years the TU triumphed over the Ruthlandian Union. This year Tycobbia took a tight 2-1 squeaker at Red Bluff Park. Denton City CF Paul Coniglio's solo blast in the seventh inning decided the game. It came off Ray Watson of the Belair Beach Sunbirds. TU squandered three hits by White River CF Hal Hoover, Hartsdale 1B Mac Faulkner and High Mesa LF Adam Zitek in the opening inning when Hoover was thrown out at home by Taranto RF Tony Blaser trying to score from second. Tycobbia took the early 1-0 lead in the last of the third when Bayview 2B Alan Hansen got aboard on a two-base error by Taranto LF Dominic Zuccaro, who dropped a liner. Hansen then scored on Hoover's line single to right off Sligo's Dix Edenborough. Marston 3B Jimmy Holman evened the score at 1-1 with a bases-empty homer in the top of the seventh off of Bay St. Clair's Denny Coulon. Coniglio was voted the game's Most Valuable Player for his game-winning roundtripper. Watson suffered the loss. Coulon got credit for the victory despite allowing Holman's homer. Tycobbia outhit Ruthlandia 10-4. Hoover was the top batter with 2-for-2. Winning manager Mack Connery of the IPA champion Red Bluff Red Sox got great pitching from his All-Star staff. Cody Burg of Cape Coral started and struck out the side in the top of the first. He tossed two scoreless innings and retired all six batters he faced. Ginza's Alec Sasek, Mahaska's Boomerang Hines, Arroyo Grande's Miguel Aguilera and Red Bluff's Leonard Urban shut out the RU Stars for the next four frames. After Coulon gave up a run in the seventh, Colchester's Jimmy Simmons and Bay St. Clair's Norm Gross also shut them out and finished them off. Ruthlandia's skipper Gibby Bobkins from Sugar Valley got shaky performances from most of his pitchers. Only Greg Neal of Sugar Valley and Kent Wells of Belle Plaine held Tycobbia hitless and runless in their inning of work. Eight TU hurlers fanned 10 and walked three in the win, while seven RU pitchers walked one and whiffed just three in the game. The Tycobbian Union has won four of the five All-Star Games, winning 6-0 in 2001, 2-0 in 2003 and 4-3 in 2004. Ruthlandia got its only victory in game two 5-4 in 2002.